Tag Archives: Leadership

Is It Useful to Attempt Distinctions Between Leadership & Management?

JoAnn Corley — October 26, 2018 Follow @joann corley — October 26, 2018 I don’t think so and here’s why… I always appreciate a fellow writer’s attempt to inform and very much appreciate business publications such as Forbes. And yet, I was very disappointed to read an article that yet again tries to make elementary … Continue reading Is It Useful to Attempt Distinctions Between Leadership & Management? →

3 Leadership Buzzwords that Exist for the Best Reasons

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Jeannie Walters — October 24, 2018 Follow @jeanniecw — October 24, 2018 Thanks to a fun report from CCW, Customer Contact Week, and some clever customer experience pros (and prose – ha ha,) there is a discussion around leadership buzzwords we should have. According to the report, the list of buzzwords is growing. And I … Continue reading 3 Leadership Buzzwords that Exist for the Best Reasons →

How to Drive Business Results in Your Team Through Leadership

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Rick Lepsinger — October 17, 2018 Follow @onpoint_llc — October 17, 2018 Today’s organizations understand the value of effective leadership. The numbers speak for themselves, as companies with top-tier leadership outperform the competition in terms of business performance metrics like profitability, innovation, and retention rates. No one questions that good leadership is critical to driving … Continue reading How to Drive Business Results in Your Team Through Leadership →

4 Ways CMOs Can Avoid the Dangers of Complacent Leadership

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Bob Van Rossum — October 15, 2018 Follow @BobVR — October 15, 2018 Walk into the MarketPro offices on any given morning and you’ll that see we are big fans of Starbucks. So, we found it interesting that in an internal letter sent to employees, CEO Kevin Johnson stated that Starbucks would be making major … Continue reading 4 Ways CMOs Can Avoid the Dangers of Complacent Leadership →

Moses Leadership: The Key to Great Business Success

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Ray Manley — October 1, 2018 Follow @rbmanley — October 1, 2018 I used to work with a guy we called Nemo because he served on a nuclear submarine for many years during the Cold War. We worked together in a tech firm that was developing a new family of products from conductive polymers. I … Continue reading Moses Leadership: The Key to Great Business Success →

How Leadership Improves Employee Retention

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Rick Goodman — September 25, 2018 Follow @DrRickGoodman — September 25, 2018 hamonazaryan1 / Pixabay Here’s a not-so-secret fact about workplace teams: Employees don’t actually want to work for a pushover. They certainly don’t want to work for someone who lacks values or directions. No, employees crave structure, integrity, vision—in a word, what they want … Continue reading How Leadership Improves Employee Retention →

Ways Active Listening Can Improve Your Leadership

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Rick Lepsinger — September 18, 2018 Follow @onpoint_llc — September 18, 2018 PublicDomainPictures / Pixabay While it may seem like common sense to point out that listening skills are important in the workplace, many leaders do not make enough of an effort to use their active listening skills. According to some studies, the average manager … Continue reading Ways Active Listening Can Improve Your Leadership →

4 Ultimate Ways To Define Your Leadership

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Paul Keijzer — August 25, 2018 Follow @Paul_Keijzer — August 25, 2018 qimono / Pixabay There are several books out there that’ll help you understand what leadership means, what it’s all about, what defines it, and how you can develop your leadership skills. There are even more blogs and articles that can provide you a … Continue reading 4 Ultimate Ways To Define Your Leadership →

How to Tell if Your Leadership Development Programs Are Working

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Rick Lepsinger — August 14, 2018 Follow @onpoint_llc — August 14, 2018 ar130405 / Pixabay Organizations invest a great deal of time, effort, and money into their leadership development programs. It stands to reason, then, that they would like to know whether or not these programs are actually functioning as intended. Ongoing evaluation and reassessment … Continue reading How to Tell if Your Leadership Development Programs Are Working →

How to Demonstrate Leadership

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Darleen DeRosa — August 10, 2018 Follow @onpoint_llc — August 10, 2018 MetsikGarden / Pixabay Many organizations are undergoing significant leadership changes as leaders transition out of the workforce and are replaced by a new generation. One of the ongoing challenges of this process is building up a pipeline of high-potential employees to fill these … Continue reading How to Demonstrate Leadership →